Jack Stand Pads?

Has anyone here ever used these things? I have visions of them splitting in half once they get a little weight on them.

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95952

Provided the weight was placed evenly across the face of the stand, it should be fine since they sit flat on the face of the jack stand.

With that said, I would expect them to not last forever, but compared to having to touch up frame rails, etc all the time due to scratches from the jack stands, they are probably worth it

They look like simple covers. Could you use the same stuff you can dip screwdriver handles in to do the same thing?

I have them. They didn't fit perfectly on my jack stands, but they're better than nothing. They're pretty thick rubber/plastic, so I suspect they'll last quite a while.

They're as cheap as a McDonalds lunch, so if they crap out after a few hours, it's all the same.

Woody wrote: Has anyone here ever used these things? I have visions of them splitting in half once they get a little weight on them. http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=95952

UPDATE:

They arrived today and they are much better than I expected, thus earning my endorsement (whatever that's worth).

I've seen bicycle tires cut up and used for the same purpose. tire + zip ties = extra cheap.

I use bits of old hardwood flooring and/or old hockey pucks depending on where the stand will rest... those look like they will work fine - but since they came from Harbor Freight I'd expect them to work only once.

Hockey pucks are a great idea.

I tried (and failed) to destroy an old bowling pin by hand once, by throwing against the road, the walls, etc. Very tough. Maybe you could use a saw to cut one into slices for such use. (What happens to old bowling pins anyway?)

Carter

My grandfather made a lamp out of an old bowling pin, but other than that one, I don't know where they go to die.

I use hockey pucks for everything, especially between the jack and the car. But I've gotta say that for seven bucks a pair, yhese things look pretty durable.

erohslc wrote: Hockey pucks are a great idea. I tried (and failed) to destroy an old bowling pin by hand once, by throwing against the road, the walls, etc. Very tough. Maybe you could use a saw to cut one into slices for such use. (What happens to old bowling pins anyway?) Carter

What happens to old bowling pins? At the shooting range near me we shoot them. 5 are placed on a table and you draw from concealed carry and shoot them off the table with 5 shots. Fastest time with the most pins wins. The size and shape of a bowling pin is remarkably simmilar to the centre of mass of the human torso.

They are made of a hard plastic around rock maple.